Recently I was invited to a luncheon for a young Mom who is looking at moving to our town for her husband’s job.  The purpose of the luncheon was for her to get to know some other Moms her age and to answer any questions she might have.  It was a fabulous idea.  I wish someone could have done that for me.

The hostess asked us to go around the room and introduce ourselves.  She also requested that we offer a time-saving tip that we have discovered.  Boy, did this set off my Lazy Mom alarm!  This is what we are talking about.  Everyone has an inner Lazy Mom.  The tips everyone shared were great and I wanted to share a few with you.

1)  When preparing a “real” meal (as opposed to a frozen meal), double the recipe so you will have another meal in your freezer.

2) When thinking about cleaning your house, take care of the “water” chores first.  That would mean: laundry, kitchen and straightening bathrooms.  If you can stay on top of these, life will be much easier.

3)  Don’t allow your kids under the age of 6 to participate in sports or activities.  One of the Moms stated that she asked her middle-schooler if he remembers playing t-ball or soccer at age 3 and 4.  He had no memory of it.  Why waste your time, money and energy at this young age.  Your time can be better spent with your family at home, instead of in the car.

4)  Have a weekly family meeting to coordinate everyone’s calendars.  This particular Mom uses a wipe off board and loads all of the activities for the week for everyone to see.   This saves time and confusion. 

We have saved you even more time by adding a wipe off calendar to our brand new Lazy Mom’s Store.  Now, you can purchase your favorite Lazy Mom items right here on our site.  Don’t waste time going all over the web.  Do your one stop shopping here! You will find the link to the right of this page.  Simply click on it and follow the directions!

5)  One Mom suggested frozen foods.  She said what is most important to the kids is that you are all around the table.  They don’t really care if you are having french cuisine or french fries!

6) Another great tip was to keep 2 baskets in your laundry room:  one for whites and one for colors.  She taught her kids at a very young age to bring down their dirty clothes and put them in the appropriate basket.  She doesn’t waste time gathering and sorting clothes.  The kids have already taken care of it!  You can purchase this great laundry sorter right here in our Lazy Mom’s Store.  Just click the icon on the right!

7)  This last great tip is a way to get your kids involved.  This family did not believe in paying their kids allowances.  They pay their kids a commision based upon the work they do.  This helps the Lazy Mom because her kids wantto work to earn their money.  They use a bank made by Christian finance guru, Larry Burkett.  This bank has a place for you to deposit money to save, a place to deposit for giving, and a place to deposit fun money.  We have made this bank available in our Lazy Mom’s store.  Check it out!

Keep those Lazy Mom tips coming and don’t forget to embrace your inner Lazy Mom.  We know it’s in there!!!